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Oct. 20, 1964 A. .1. STANTON ETAL 3,153,368

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1. A ROUND BYPASS AND LIFTER ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING A SERIES OF ROUNDSFROM A POWER DRIVEN AMMUNITION MAGAZINE-TO-GUN TRANSFER MECHANISM WHENPREDETERMINED FIRING CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE GUN AND COMPRISING MEANSFOR GUIDING AND LIFTING IN SEQUENCE A SERIES OF PRESENTED ROUNDS TO APOSITION REMOVED FROM THE NORMAL MAGAZINETO-GUN TRAVEL PATH, ONE-WAYRETAINING MEANS FOR POSITIVELY PREVENTING DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF EACHROUND AFTER THE LATTER HAS BEEN LIFTED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PERMITTINGFURTHER UPWARD MOVEMENT OF EACH ROUND, AND MEANS FOR RENDERING THETRANSFER MECHANISM INOPERATIVE WHEN THE ROUND BYPASS AND LIFTER ASSEMBLYIS OPERATED.